person · P0258
Rav Gevihah of Bei Katil רב גביהא מבי כתיל
Head of Pumbedita in the years around Rav Ashi's death; the Talmud shows him reciting traditions before Rav Ashi's court. Bei Katil, his hometown, lay on the canal country near Pumbedita.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב גביהא מבי כתיל
- Era
- amoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- d. 4193 AM (Seleucid 744, per the Iggeret)
- Academic
- d. 433 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈70 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "In these years Rav Gevihah of Bei Katil reigned at Pumbedita and died in the Seleucid year 744" (433 CE). | tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Zevid and Rafram held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4138–4158 AM), making reception from them the likeliest reconstruction.
Derived by era-and-institution inference, not attested. The formative window is computed from this entry's schematic dates, hence the low confidence. A talmudic attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
|
reconstruction | ★☆☆☆☆ |